David Lynch By the Decade
A look back at David Lynch’s fifty-plus year career in film, decade by decade
THE GRANDMOTHER
A crucial entry in the filmography of the young David Lynch
MONSIEUR ROBERT HOUDIN
Those wanting a straight biographical portrait of the legendary French magician Robert Houdin should probably avoid this 1966 telefilm, whose treatment is far from orthodox
THE DOOR IN THE WALL
An H.G. Wells adaptation that offered up a new, and never again utilized, innovation: The Dynamic Frame, in which the aspect ratio is shifted to serve “the dramatic needs of the story”
THE SPIDER WILL KILL YOU
Writer-director David Schmoeller had an obsession with mannequins, showcased in this 30-minute University of Texas thesis film
TERROR ABOVE THE SUNSET STRIP
This 22-minute jaw-dropper can be termed the AI movie to end all AI movies
TOKYO BLOOD
A 33-minute four parter by Japan’s Sogo Ishii, returning to form after a nine-year gap.
Vampires, Geona and Amba
90s era Russian sci fi: GEONA’S VAMPIRES, MASTERS OF GEONA, AMBA—FIRST MOVIE and AMBA—SECOND MOVIE
Ukrainian Horror Essentials
Compiling a list of Ukrainian horror movies, much less essential Ukrainian horror movies, is no easy task…
A DAY IN THE CITY
Dadist subversion in the form of a satirical quasi-documentary portrait of Stockholm, circa 1956